Machine shop 440 Mopar questions?
440 finish hone to size must be done with both torque plates and main cap in place and torqued. If your using studs on heads or mains they must be in the block. Pistons have to be in hand for every cylinder and the piston used for that cylinder must be numbered and returned to that hole when assembled. 8 pistons 8 holes that could vary. Also to finish the block prep for a stroker. The crank ,Rods, and pistons must be there to clearance the block.
We had a set of pistons the pistons were .0015 different. You can't bore a engine like they did especially a 440 with 5 bolts per cylinder there *** holes. I would tell them to shove the crank up their *** and your coming for your block. Your going to have to pay another shop to fix your block. You may need bigger pistons if the bore is screwed up. You probably left them a short block and they tore the crank out that is why it was there.
I just called my son at the shop and explained your dilemma. He laughed and said another one bites the dust. You would not believe the engines we get here from small block chevy wanna be shops. Most of their machines are from the 50's and they learn as they destroy roundy round engines. And its never their fault. They do a lot of them and usually the same ones over and over and over and over again.
Good luck I told you what I would do. Actually I would tell them to keep the dam thing its probably junk and find another block from a camper . They give those campers away. you just have to scrap whats left. Or go to a pick and pull $125. My son has a collection. BCR makes a nice girdle for the Big block now. He is getting a girdle for one here. This eliminates the expense of a race block for guys just building budget strokers.
He talked to Bill Mitchell on the phone today to order a aluminum race block. $6200 30-60 days out not bad. Indy's suck and no one can get the alloys for iron blocks right now. Long wait times. Good luck, threaten them with a no payment and your complaint. Maybe they'll wake the hell up and smell the coffee.
440 finish hone to size must be done with both torque plates and main cap in place and torqued. If your using studs on heads or mains they must be in the block. Pistons have to be in hand for every cylinder and the piston used for that cylinder must be numbered and returned to that hole when assembled. 8 pistons 8 holes that could vary. Also to finish the block prep for a stroker. The crank ,Rods, and pistons must be there to clearance the block.
We had a set of pistons the pistons were .0015 different. You can't bore a engine like they did especially a 440 with 5 bolts per cylinder there *** holes. I would tell them to shove the crank up their *** and your coming for your block. Your going to have to pay another shop to fix your block. You may need bigger pistons if the bore is screwed up. You probably left them a short block and they tore the crank out that is why it was there.
I just called my son at the shop and explained your dilemma. He laughed and said another one bites the dust. You would not believe the engines we get here from small block chevy wanna be shops. Most of their machines are from the 50's and they learn as they destroy roundy round engines. And its never their fault. They do a lot of them and usually the same ones over and over and over and over again.
Good luck I told you what I would do. Actually I would tell them to keep the dam thing its probably junk and find another block from a camper . They give those campers away. you just have to scrap whats left. Or go to a pick and pull $125. My son has a collection. BCR makes a nice girdle for the Big block now. He is getting a girdle for one here. This eliminates the expense of a race block for guys just building budget strokers.
He talked to Bill Mitchell on the phone today to order a aluminum race block. $6200 30-60 days out not bad. Indy's suck and no one can get the alloys for iron blocks right now. Long wait times. Good luck, threaten them with a no payment and your complaint. Maybe they'll wake the hell up and smell the coffee.